The Lineup: Saturday & Sunday, September 7-8

Illegal hands to the face is a much worse infraction off the football field. Send any suggestions to SI.TheLineup@gmail.com. (Bold indicates a national broadcast. All times Eastern.)

Pregame Reads

Ben Rothenberg wonders whether we have the right to know how much Maria Sharapova weighs for Slate.

Phil Taylor of SI writes about the genius that was Gary Payton's trash talk.

Peter King explains on MMQBwhy he won't be calling Washington's football team the "Redskins" any longer.

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Sport New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:30p.m. (NBC)

The Newark Star-Ledger dug into some interesting, little-known facts about Eli Manning that paint him as a surprisingly sophisticated man. He's a fan of Southern art and fine wine. All of this is offset, of course, by the fact that Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" is always on his iPod.

We're all familiar with Kaepernicking, but might I suggest a new phrase? KaeperNECKing: The act of standing in one place confused as you try to determine who will get the ball when the 49ers run the read option. See #98:

Heisman hopeful Jadevean Clowney has been accused of taking the day off in his team's opening tilt, but the Gamecocks still took home a win. Georgia, on the other hand, is set to have their season be officially a disaster if they drop this one.

Duke vs. Memphis, 4:30p.m. (ESPN3)

Portland State vs. California, 5:00p.m. (Pac 12 Network)

Syracuse vs. #19 Northwestern, 6:00p.m. (Big Ten Network)

Southern Miss vs. #22 Nebraska, 6:00p.m. (Big Ten Network)

Navy vs. Indiana, 6:00p.m. (Big Ten Network)

Richmond vs. North Carolina State, 6:00p.m. (ESPN3)

James Madison vs. Akron, 6:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Kansas State, 6:30p.m. (Fox Sports 1)

Sam Houston State vs. #7 Texas A&M, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

UAB vs. #9 LSU, 7:00p.m. (ESPNU)

#15 Texas vs. BYU, 7:00p.m. (ESPN2)

West Virginia vs. #16 Oklahoma, 7:00p.m. (Fox)

Samford vs. Arkansas, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Southeast Missouri State vs. Ole Miss, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

North Texas vs. Ohio, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Colorado State vs. Tulsa, 7:00p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Prairie View A&M vs. Texas State, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

South Dakota vs. Kansas, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Grambling State vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Savannah State vs. Troy, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Nicholls State vs. Western Michigan, 7:00p.m. (ESPN3)

Arkansas State vs. Auburn, 7:30p.m. (ESPN3)

Austin Peay vs. Vanderbilt, 7:30p.m. (ESPN3)

#14 Notre Dame vs. #17 Michigan, 8:00p.m. (ESPN)

ESPN analysts have been stretching the truth of their own childhoods to build up hype for this game, which could be the end of the rivalry. To modify a journalistic saying: When the legend gets ratings, print the legend.

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